Out Deh!

The album was recorded with the Roots Radics band at Tuff Gong.^[6][7] Synthesizers and overdubs were added later, in London.^[8] Isaacs wrote all of the album's songs.^[9] "Dieting" was written while Issacs was in prison.^[10] "Love Me with Feeling" incorporates elements of disco.^[11]

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Source	Rating
All Music Guide	[12]
Robert Christgau	B+[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[14]
Midweek	[15]
Reggae & Caribbean Music	6/10[3]
Rolling Stone	[16]

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The Evening Advertiser said, "The album effectively merges Isaacs's sweet and sensual soul feel with the clash and clatter of metallic synthesizers."^[10] The Guardian called "Star" and "Sheila" "cool, elegant love songs".^[17] Midweek praised Isaacs's "distinctive, melancholy voice".^[15] The North Bay Nugget concluded that Isaacs "remains miles ahead of the competition" but criticized his "insistence of remaining within the cosy confines of soft reggae".^[7] The Blade-Tribune called Out Deh! "one of the freshest albums of pure reggae out in a long time."^[18]

Rolling Stone opined that "the grooves are all tidily in place and the singing is impeccable."^[16] USA Today considered the music to be "smooth, easy-going, confident."^[19] The Boston Globe labeled Isaacs "the world's loneliest and sexiest lover doing what he does best."^[11] Robert Christgau praised "the Roots Radics' profound angularity and Isaacs's smooth concentration and subtle hooks."^[13]